Me doing some worldbuilding (no it’s not for a game or novel, it just happens)

With the LemmyPHP frontend we could even go back to small pockets of forums.

They don’t really depend on Lemmy to do that.

I don’t like to brag but I’ve used the XLOOKUP function once or twice. B)

I hope someone more knowledgeable and patient will come and provide a more detailed reply but the gist of it is that Lemmy is paid by the admins of each instance.

Lemmy is a framework, not a specific site. It allows anyone to setup an “instance” (like an individual lemmy-type site/server) and communicate to each other. If some admin has limited funds, they can limit the size of their instances to keep the costs down. If another admin has deeper pockets, , then they can make a large instance with thousands of users.
For example, the framework allows admins to limit the size of uploaded images. So a small instance can limit the size of pictures to 1 mb to save storage space and bandwidth.

Edit: As for the development of the framework itself, it’s an open source project. It’s built on the goodwill of volunteer developers. The lead ones are very left learning (to avoid flame war) and might keep supporting it just to throw a middle finger to the big greedy corps. They gotta eat though, so donations are certainly going to be welcome.

Edit 2: I wonder how bad the userbase would react to someone using lemmy for a setup like that of animanch.com. The admin of that site keeps a fairly active public forum that he uses to farm content to post on his monetized blog, which in turn supports the cost of said forum.

Satou, why the fuck did you download hoshino-ai-blowjob.mp4.exe on your work computer?

I thought riots were one of the main tourists attraction of Paris along Louvre and Eiffel Tower.

Ah the Genghis Khan method of environmentalism.

Where do I type sage

Then Google sucks.

Add in emulators and I really have more games to play than I have time for them.

Most generous ZeniMax executive.

Ar Tonelico 2 has one of the most beautiful musics I’ve heard, not limited to games. Not too surprising, given how the entire franchise is basically about glorifying music to divine levels and brings top notch singers like Shikata Akiko and Shimotsuki Haruka to sing songs like METHOD_IMPLANTA and EXEC_SOL=FAGE/.. The BGM is also great, with tracks like Rustling Throb Cloche.

Other great OSTs that never leaves my phone:
-Einhander (Sample: Bloody Battle)
-Omega Boost (Sample: Orbital Flight)
-HellSinker. (Sample: Apostle of the Seed)

Finally, special mention to Space Invaders Extreme 2. I wouldn’t say it’s the best OST but it’s the most fun example of adaptive music I’ve seem (heard?). Edit: Also Silver Surfer from NES, given the miracle Tim Follins does to play this through its sound chip.

Kowloon Highschool Chronicles does it really well.

Buying items is done through encrypted online store, mini quests are received from the official site of the treasure hunting association you’re part off and so on. The game expands this immersive ui further by making your stat screen be a report card and with skill names being curricular subjects.

I can see why the time mechanic is there but I agree it can be a negative point to the game. You’re not the first person I see complaining about this.

I liked the game enough but needing to get a rare fish that can only be fished at certain season, certain time period and only when raining to complete quests was annoying, as was needing to get out of the dungeon while I was having a good run because of time. It would have been better if there were alternative means to get the fish, like buying from the fisherman, and the option to camp in the dungeon.

I wouldn’t say I hate Witcher 3 but it didn’t engage me at all because of the “everything sucks” aura it gives. There’s nothing really nice to look forward to or that makes the fight against the Big Bad worth it. However, now that I’m writing this, maybe that was intended and I should get back to the game with the mentality of a jaded mercenary only doing it for money, as I believe the Witchers are supposed to be.

Any game made by From as in their Souls series or that includes Armored Core and Another Century’s Episode too?

Super Hero mod for 1.6 was awesome, though. Zipping around the map like Spider-Man with a rifle was so fun.

I used to play LoL back in 2012 or so but got tired of not being able to play as I wanted so I left and never looked back.

Having to choose characters based on the needed role was bad enough, not being allowed to explore new builds and possibilities but what the current meta dictated was so ridiculous. I felt some vindication when a build I was exploring later turned out to be considered too powerful and got reworked (AP Yi, fuck you those who shit on me when I bought the magic ring as my first item).

I don’t even have a child yet the work related fatigue is enough to make me avoid intense/stressful games that I’d play when younger. I can’t imagine choosing to play a game rather than sleeping if I had to also take care of a newborn.